Chapter 3: Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What are the two types of research design most frequently used when working with ASD?
A. Single-Subject
B. Randomized
C. Group Design
D. Quasi-experimental
2. Joint Action Routines (JARS) is an example of
A. Scientifically-based practices
B. Practices not recommended
C. Limited supported evidence practices
D. Promising practices
3. Evidence-based practices can be defined as proposed interventions that have been
A. Scientifically validated through direct, controlled analysis
B. Developed by practicing professionals using criterion teacher developed instruction
C. Compiled having undergone substantial and rigorous research
D. A & C
E. B & C
4. When determining the effectiveness of an instructional approach, data must be collected through
A. Summative evaluation
B. Formative evaluation
C. Analysis of change in programs
D. All of the above
5. This principle of ____________ helps individuals with autism ‘fit in’ with their peers, with and without
disabilities
A. Normalization
B. Independence
C. Functionality
D. Self-determination
6. ____________ occurs in individuals when they become conditioned to allowing others to make decisions
and do thing for them
A. Functionality
B. Learned helplessness
C. Direct instruction
D. Self-determination
Matching
1. Match the following to their definitions/examples.
a. Perceptual cognitive theory
b. Developmentally appropriate practices (DAP)
c. Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
d. Pivotal Response Training (PRT)
Play-based naturalistic interventions for students with autism
targeting key behaviors that impact areas of functioning
This theory places a priority on teaching in very structured and
routinized environments, working towards independence of
thought.
Skills are taught using the three term contingency
Prescribes teaching methods that are more naturalistic in focus,
including incidental and milieu instructional strategies.
True/False
1. TRUE or FALSE. Autism has a strong historical and theoretical base for appropriate practices.
2. TRUE or FALSE. Theories have a place in evidence-based practices.
3. TRUE or FALSE. The allowance of child choice during instruction can assist in the generalization of
already learned skills.
Short Answer/Essay
Short Answer.
1. Define Evidence-Based Practice.
2. What is the impact of ASD based on the Behavioral Theory of Intervention?
3. List examples of strategies or interventions associated with the Behavioral Theory of Intervention.
4. What is the impact of ASD based on the Developmental Theory of Intervention?
5. List examples of strategies or interventions associated with the Developmental Theory of Intervention.
6. What is the impact of ASD based on the Perceptual-Cognitive Theory of Intervention?
7. List examples of strategies or interventions associated with the Perceptual-Cognitive Theory of Intervention.
8. What are the benefits of a Multi-theoretical Approach to Intervention?
9. What are the three main developmental disorders characteristic of autism?
Essay.
1. Compare and contrast each of the three theoretical approaches to intervention.
2. Discuss what is meant by a multi-theoretical approach to intervention, providing a rationale for its use and
examples.
3. Describe how to determine which instructional strategies, models, or programs to use with an individual with
ASD.
Chapter 3
Multiple Choice
Matching
True/False
Short Answer/Essay
Short Answer
Essay